The air force starts with one medium bomber, which is fine for ground support. No ports, and no navy, but a few naval leaders just in case. At least two light panzer divisions (2LPz) should be built for use in recon, shock attacks, and anti-partisan duty. Mountain troops should be organized into their own corps, and each division augmented with rocket artillery (3Mtn+1Roc). Organize the infantry into two corps, and augment each division with artillery (3Inf+1Art). Africa it will be necessary to deploy heavy lift aircraft and paratroops.
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Switzerland has enough officers for four full corps, so go with the Professional Army. It will take at least five (5) years to achieve, so get started ASAP. The ability to produce heavy lift aircraft and paratroops is the principal goal, but remember this is a long-term project. Industrial expansion may begin gradually once the army's immediate needs are fulfilled. One could also purchace materials to support an ever-growing industrial base. Switzerland will make a lot of money from the war, and this could prove useful in a number of ways such as lucritive leasing agreements from the senior partner of the alliance. No problems here as there are plenty of available resources to be had from Germany to maintain the existing industrial base. Lowering neutrality will be a very slow process until new leadership is available in 1940, so for this reason consider infiltrating Vichy France at the earliest opportunity to raise their threat level. The Majors will want to influence Swiss politics to one extreem or the other, so be wary of this kind of interventionism. As money is no problem, pursue whichever economic policy will keep the assembly lines rolling. Since time is not a problem, specialized training for the new units will complement existing forces quite nicely. Switzerland's volunteer army will require the building of light armor and artillery to augment its capabilities. New Swiss governments after 1940 will be lest less adamant towards neutrality. But, this makes little difference as Switzerland won't have a target until after the creation of Vichy France in 1940. The head of state from 1936 will impede the march from total neutrality. The world is already at war, and this little act of aggression will quickly be forgotten.
Vichy France is ripe for plunder, and its been a long wait for Switzerland to acquire a port of trade. In this regard, Switzerland should be viewed as an Axis proxy.īut, Switzerland could just as easily conquer Vichy and align towards the Allies, giving them open access to the German interior at the worst possible moment.Īs a complete neutral, Switzerland could conquer Vichy, then wait out the war until the waining days, joining the winning side to claim its final victory. The conquest of Vichy France would be looked upon somewhat favorably by the Germans since a neutral Switzerland forms a natural bulwork against Allied aggression in the south. Switzerland needs port facilities to break the century's old isolation, and WW2 gives the perfect opportunity. For that, Switzerland must plan far in advance, and pray that circumstances all go their way (less we waste all that time for nothing).ĭecisions, decisions. The problem with either of the above strategies is that they don't give the Swiss what they truly desire, a seaport to trade out from. To be a true neutral, however, one should not give transit rights to anyone. The reverse is also true aligning towards the Allies but giving Germany and Italy transit rights. Playing cat-and-mouse, one could align towards the Axis, but give the French and British transit rights. Joining the Axis is less hazardous, and this would be the quickest route out of the deplorable state of neutrality. Joining the Allies would be the kiss of death, at least initially, as the Germans and/or Italians would completely overrun the country. Putting the finger to the wind, one could align towards the Allies or the Axis, but don't consider joining either until the issue is no longer in doubt because that could spell disaster. The Swiss have many choices diplomatically. Afterwards, put all leadership towards research. Initially divide the leadership between diplomacy and intelligence, until diplomatic influence reaches about 50, and there are 10 domestic spies. Following that, focus on developing heavy lift aircraft and paratroops.
Swiss start with good infantry and artillery doctrines, so only need to add Blitzkrieg and mechanized offensive to complete its needs.
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